Author: Steve

  • January 4, 2013
    Consider some basic assumptions. One that God is real, personally involved in this world, and has called you to ministry.…

  • January 2, 2013
    Allow your imagination to dream about the ideal faith journey for your congregation through this Lent-Easter season before you get…

  • December 21, 2012
    Violence is often the result of distrust. The Challenge of Trust in building a safer society.

  • December 19, 2012
    What any of us can do in response to the horror in Newtown, Conn.

  • December 17, 2012
    The slaughter of the innocents in both Bethlehem and Newtown Connecticut are real pain even as we celebrate the birth…

  • December 14, 2012
    In recent blogs I've tried to identify some dimensions of ministry that can cause pastors to feel like hypocrites. Sometimes…

  • December 12, 2012
    I think I have shared an earlier version of this exercise before, but here is an updated version. An Examination…

  • December 11, 2012
    If you want to know why you sometimes feel overwhelmed and exhausted, take a moment to reflect on the emotional…

  • December 7, 2012
    In the last blog, I asked you to name some of your own hypocrisies. I suggested you try to identify…

  • December 5, 2012
    The first step in following the Hypocritic Oath for Pastors, is to name some of the times when we are…